Airline Tickets to Strasbourg

Strasbourg is situated on the Franco-German border. For centuries it has been passed back and forward between Germany and France, in 1681 it was annexed to France by king Louis XIV (recognized by Treaty of Ryswick in 1697). From 1871 till the end of World War I and from 1940 and 1944 Strasbourg was under German control.

As a result the city and its people combine both the efficiency and work ethic of the Germans with lightness and sophistication of the French.

The name of the city is of Germanic origin and comes from Strateburgum (town 'at the crossing' of roads) due to its geographical position on the west bank of the Rhine. Nowadays it can be called 'the city of trams' for its developed tram network.

The city was a major commercial center already in the Middle Ages, with the beginning of the construction of the Notre-Dame Cathedral. The Renaissance brought it to intellectual and artistic heights. In 1566 there was founded the university, attracting the leading figures of the Reformation.

Protestant iconoclasm caused considerable upheaval in 16-17 centuries.

In September 1681 Strasbourg was annexed by France, bringing stability and reasserting the economic strength of the city.

Strasbourg is considered a symbolic major city. In 1949 it was chosen to be the seat of the Council of Europe and in 1994 it was appointed the seat of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Parliament. Nowadays Strasbourg is the second important political and diplomatic town.

Read further about Strasbourg in our City Guide ...

Airport Address: Strasbourg International Airport, F-67960, Entzheim, France
Distance and Location: The airport is located 15km (9 miles) southwest of Strasbourg city centre
Airport Website: www.strasbourg.aeroport.fr/
Airport E-mail: aeroport.information@strasbourg.cci.fr
Airport Telephone: (0)3 88 64 67 67
Country Code: 33
Time Zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 1